tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684207784246972007.post1994477227086433372..comments2024-03-29T04:27:28.057-04:00Comments on An Embarrassment: Thoughts on Reading: ConcludedSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636810253795766740noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684207784246972007.post-1608414697544829252012-06-04T21:48:46.619-04:002012-06-04T21:48:46.619-04:00Sounds like a good idea--one tip, don't feel y...Sounds like a good idea--one tip, don't feel you have to proceed alphabetically! 'M' for 'Mommy' is a good one to introduce early and any other letters that are significant to him.<br /><br />It's been interesting watching my son proceed... he's now capable of sounding out words, and is starting to practise writing his letters, but he still can't read. Fortunately, he doesn't seem bothered by his lack of ability at all, so I'm sort of tiptoeing... trying to find the right balance between encouragement and pressure!<br /><br />I think I should try a few games of spotting the sounds in books though. He doesn't really pay much attention to the text at all when we read.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636810253795766740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684207784246972007.post-5113740911713490032012-06-02T23:21:41.686-04:002012-06-02T23:21:41.686-04:00My son is 3 and he can sight read a few words. His...My son is 3 and he can sight read a few words. His name was the first one. Then as he has become frustrated at not being able to read, I am letting his read the word "I" in all the books we're reading. He doesn't know all his letters yet, so we're going to work on those. Basically, it's introducing the letter and items around the house that start with that sound or have the sound strongly in it. Like with the letter A, we're going out ant hunting and eating apples and such. When we work on the letter B, we'll be making our own butter and going out to hunt butterflies, etc. This way as we read through books, he can recognize the letters and the sounds that they make. I want him to feel accomplished. I hate that he feels so despondent because he doesn't understand it. <br /><br />TracyDKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684207784246972007.post-26015134509774037032012-02-01T16:03:39.399-05:002012-02-01T16:03:39.399-05:00Another great post!
Thought I'd share anothe...Another great post! <br /><br />Thought I'd share another source of info from a Waldorf trained doctor who approaches reading and writing from a developmental perspective(left/right brain perspective--which fascinates me as I have a child with Down syndrome but also know the importance of large motor movement and brain development, and how it relates to reading readiness, yada, yada): <br />http://www.waldorfinthehome.org/2008/02/teaching_reading_writing_and_s.html<br /><br />TEACHING OUR CHILDREN TO WRITE, READ, AND SPELL<br />-- A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH<br />by Susan R. Johnson MD, FAAP <br />www.youandyourchildshealth.org<br /><br />Happy reading!Lisa Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250738745005286723noreply@blogger.com